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Folk dances In India happen to be the particular manner and form of dancing that actually originated from between the society, region and average people. India has always been the land of various variety of dances with folk dances establishing an important part. An necessity part of the custom and culture of India, different region of the country preserves different types of folk dances, all unique in itself.
The absorbing folk dances of Central India are executed on several occasions laying out from marriage, child birth, and festival to good crop. Presenting you a tremendous sight to behold along with a beautiful experience to treasure, Folk Dances of Central India are truly charismatic!
Come, have a look at some of the democratic folk dance forms of Central India:
Gaur Dance
Popularly known as the Bison Dance, Gaur Dance happens to be popular folk dance in Madhya Pradesh. Generally executed by the Bison Horn Marias located in South Bastar, this amazing dance form depicts the tribe’s hunting spirit. As the name depicts, ‘Gaur’ means a wild bison. custom Invitation for the dance is given by the blowing of a horn or a bamboo trumpet.The male performers in this particular folk dance of Central India attack each other thereby chasing the female performers. The dance steps involved here are very similar to that of the movements of a bison. Male dancers can be seen wearing head-dresses decorated with ‘cowries’ and peacock feather plumes. Drums and flutes generally accompany them to the dancing ground. Women dancers, dressed in beaded necklaces and brass fillets on their bodies, joins the male dancers, later. Women are seen entering the dancing ground with ‘Tirududi’, the dancing sticks in their hands.
Muria Dances
The Muria folk dance is known to be mainly performed by the Muria tribals in the North Bastar area. The dance is executed in proximity to the Ghotul Compound. It commences with a prayer to honor the phallic deity of the tribe and also the originator of the Ghotul institution. The boys with the bridegroom carry out ritualistic offerings in the ceremonial place. The Muria dances can be of several kinds such as the Har Endanna, the Karsana, the Hulki etc.
The Har Endanna dance, one of the popular forms is performed during marriages. The Karsana dance is performed for enjoyment. The Hulki dance is a very beautiful form of Muria dance wherein the boys move in circular fashion as the girls make way through them.
Saila Dance
A folk dance in Chattisgarh, Saila dance is performed after the harvest season, mostly by young boys. It is a stick-dance, wherein the performers, standing in one leg each, support themselves to the person standing in front and forms a circle. Next everyone jumps together, by moving round and round. This Central India Folk Dance is largely popular among the people Chhindwara, Sarguja and Betul districts. Also referred as the Danda Nach or Dandar Pate, the dance is mainly performed in the Aghan month and also prior to the advent of the festival of Diwali. Based on distinct themes and identity, Saila dance is performed in several districts of Chattisgarh.
Executed in several variations, this form of tribal dance is basically the hitting of sticks of one dancer with the other and in sync with the beats provided by a ‘Mandar’. The dance comes to an end with the villagers offering paddy to the dancers. The dancers of the Saila dance usually wear pagdi and dhoti-kurta, with a towel or lungi to tie the waist.
Karma Dance
Weel-known among the Baigas and the Gonds of the Chhattisgarh district and the Oraons in Madhya Pradesh, Karma dance is related to fertility cult. This particular folk dace of Central India welcomes the arrival of the green branches on the trees, during the spring time. It is associated with the Karma festival that is celebrated in August. An important dance form in India and Madhya Pradesh, Karma dance usually takes place around the trees in the villages and can be viewed in its full swing during the month of August.
Symbolizing the beginning of the spring season, the dance happens to take place just at the onset of the rainy season and also when it ends. Both women and men can be seen taking part in the dance enthusiastically. The men dancers in the group leap forward while the women performers bend down low to the ground. It is wonderful to see the feet of the dancers moving to and fro in absolute rhythm. It is believed that the oldest form of tribal dance in the state of Madhya Pradesh happens to be this Karma Dance.
The instruments that accompany the Karma dance consist of the Payri, the Chhalla, Thumki and Jhumki. Karma Dance has several other sub-forms like the Sirki, the Ghatwar, the Jhumar, the Pendehar, the Dohoari, the Ektaria, the Lahaki and the Tegwani.
Kaksar Dance
Counted among the performing arts in Madhya Pradesh, as one of the popular and important form of dance, Kaksar Dance happens to be the dance of the Marias Hill. In this particular Indian Folk dance, the dancers are seen carrying in their shoulders, dummy horses and moving gradually in the rhythm thereby making a wide circle pattern.
A festival dance mainly executed by the Abhujmaria tribe staying in Bastar, Kaksar Dance happens to be group dance performed both by young boys and girls. Prior to the commencement of the monsoons, in order to have a good harvest, the Maria cultivators can be seen worshipping God, for invoking blessings. Kaksar dance comes with a unique and fun filled opportunity for the girls and boys to choose their soul mates for life!
While preparing for the dance, the boy performers wear a white long robe, along with a belt made of bells tied round the waist, while the girls can be seen in jewelries and sarees. The melody and the rhythm of the music that gives company to the Kaksar dance are extremely soothing to hear! The enchanting environment created by the sounds of the bell and the music is truly amazing. Other instruments that are used in the dance are timiki, dhol and bansuri.
Jawara
Chiefly performed in the district of Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh, this specific form of folk dance in Central India is performed during the harvest time. It upholds the pleasure and gaiety of the peasants and farmers who have been gifted with a good harvest.
Stringed and wind instruments and the percussion accompanying the Jawara dance create a soulful music and a charming environment. Women and men both participate in the dance. While the female dancers wear colorful traditional outfits, they also skillfully balance baskets of jawara, on their heads. Though a vigorous form of dance, yet how the women manage to balance their jawara baskets on the head is a sight is definitely worth watching.
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